Im going to be an artist for sure! (my life goals)

[NSEP]

So, i have just realized that i am almost the perfect person to be come an artist. I have my own original style of drawing and i also enjoy doing it. I like trying new things to make art with, for example: i found a charcoal pencil and it makes drawing alot more fun while you play around with it. I also tried out painting, even though im bad at it, i do quite enjoy it.. So this is what i plan to do for the future: i think im going sell my art untill i become a rich enough to..., to what you might ask? Become a space tourist. With SpaceX's current with at least 150,000 dollars. And since this piece of art costs thousands:

I think i can at least make 10 euros with my art. Alot of people say that i need to become an artist and study art more. But im not studying art. I want to keep my original style with me. Otherwise it will blend in with the other pieces of art, wich makes it hard to get more attention. Here is the best drawing i made that i could find on the internet (i am very sorry for bad photography ): ) (i could do better though, i dont have time to put the best piece of art on the web)

And before becoming a space tourist. I am also thinking of becoming a writer. Everyone can write a story, and sell it. I think writing stories is fun, it allows me to burst out some of my creative ideas. And i do have some ideas. (just a maybe not 100% sure if i can write good stories)

Here some pro's and con's:

Pro's: Becoming artists works perfect for me.

-Making artist my job is better than working at McDonalds. (but slower)

-My orginal artstyle (especially of drawing people) grabs more people's attention than your regulair ultra-realistic or way-too-kawaii-anime artstyle.

Con's:

-It does not do anything good to the world. It is pretty much useless (unless i give some money to charity)

 

So what do you think? Are you jealous? Do you think im an arrogant boi who overestimates himself? Do you think i can go for it? Do you think im an attention freak because i post these kind of things quite a bit? (just sharing my thoughts) Do you like or hate my artstyle? (only on image shown now probably need to post more) Is my art worth1000?

Please note that the things above are just ''dreams'' for now. Im not exactly sure if it could become the truth. But im becoming an artist for sure. Thats it.

 

 

[TheSaint]

When I was a kid in grade school, all I wanted to be was a paleontologist. I loved dinosaurs, couldn't think of anything else I would want to do but dig up dinosaur bones. Knowing myself now, forty years later, I wouldn't have made it two weeks as a paleontologist. It's extraordinarily fine, detailed, tedious work, and I just don't have the temperament for that. But that was fine, because at the age of 10 I went to my first air show, and I was gobsmacked. From that day forward all I wanted to do was fly jets. I had all the posters on my walls, I knew all the tech specs, I kept up with all the latest developments in aerospace and weapons technology. I had the brains, I was a great student, I was in great shape. I was going to go to college on ROTC, I was going to graduate and go to flight school, and I was going to be an aviator. That was my dream and I was going to work hard and make it happen. 

And then I turned eighteen and reality gave me a very rude slap in the face. It turns out, that if you have 20/20 vision, you need not even bother applying to become a pilot in the Air Force or the Navy. Because they get so many applicants with better than 20/20 vision, that's where the cut-off starts. As it turned out, my vision was so bad, I didn't even qualify to become an officer at all, never mind an aviator. And you can improve a lot of things with hard work, but you can't improve your vision. 

And that was that. I had been so focused on my dream that I had no other plan. I'd been accepted to a bunch of colleges, but I had no money, I hadn't applied for any other scholarships besides ROTC. I drifted aimlessly for a few months after I graduated. I had scored incredibly high on the armed forces vocational tests I took at the end of high school, so all the recruiters had my number, the phone was ringing off the hook. The Navy called and offered me a spot in their nuclear power program with a huge enlistment bonus, so I said, "Sure, why not." I did that for six years, really didn't like it, got out. Got a job at a pump company, fell backwards into computers there and found out I was really good with them, turned it into a career. But am I passionate about them, do I love working with computers, is it my dream career? Hardly. 

So, all that to say a couple of things:

1. Dreams are great. I will never tell anyone to not pursue their dreams. In fact, I will tell you that life is short, way shorter than you think it is, and that you should pursue your dreams now, today, with all of the strength and passion you can muster. 
2. That said, be prepared for the fact that your dreams may not pan out the way you think they will. You may not end up paying the bills with your dream job. You may end up having to give up your dream entirely. Have a Plan B. Have another skill that can pay the bills while you do your dream on the side, or if it just doesn't work out. 
3. Having to go with Plan B is not the end of the world. Today I have a great life. I have a good job, I have a wonderful family, good friends, I love where I live. I have had an amazing life with incredible experiences that I am sure would never have happened if I had taken a different path. I look back on that dream of being a pilot, and in a way I'm almost glad it didn't happen. I certainly wouldn't go back and change things if I had the chance. So if Plan A doesn't work out, have faith that Plan B will be just as exciting and fulfilling, maybe even more so. 

[Waxing_Kibbous]

A  couple of tips:

Don't get complacent in your skills, you can always do better- having a real mastery of drawing is a long road. Choose the teachers who everyone deems too hard, those that don't give out easy A's. These are the teachers that will push you to the next level, not the flaky "everything is art" types.

  It seems like you are getting caught up in your own particular style, but it is still good to know the the basic visual art rules so you have them in your toolbox. Here is a good start https://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/   I recommend his Color and Light book. Knowing color, composition, and drawing are incredibly important, even if you decide to go your own way later on- the parts that resonate with you will stick and improve your work.

 

 

[legoclone09]

I'd practice digital as well. I love it and you can always print it to frame, but you can also have it as a wallpaper or put it on an artstation page.

[HazelPine]

About not helping the world, you could always help out organizations and the like with art for posters and stuff!  I suggest trying out as many styles as you can, and to try out use different tools and mediums, like raster (pixel-based), vector (you can resize without quality losses), pencils (still the best tool you can have) and pen (easy and cheap), so that you don't get held back in any way! Also, don't be afraid to take lessons if you want, I used to be just like you, avoiding lessons because of my style. I thought that if i took lessons my art would suddenly not have my touch in it, but that could not be further from the truth! I learned how to use proportions to my advantage, shading and some handy tips with contrast, and my sketchy style is still with me. Hope you the best!

[Camacha]

Even though it is obvious you are not serious and poking fun at the whole thing: if you want to become rich, do not become an artist. Even though it is fun and popular to bash a seemingly simple piece of artwork that raised a huge amount of money, most artists have to work very hard and with a lot of skills to make ends meet. They do it because they have a burning desire to do so. They cannot be stopped and they cannot be helped and that is why they do what they do.